FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi had two assists and helped start a play that led to another goal, as reigning World Cup champion Argentina beat Puerto Rico 6-0 in a relocated international friendly on Tuesday night. The match was originally ...

Messi’s hat trick against Nashville follows his performance off the bench against the New England Revolution on Oct. 19, 2024, three days after his 10th international hat trick for Argentina in a World Cup qualifier against Boliva on Oct. 16, 2024. Yeah, two in one week.

Inter Miami advanced past the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs for the first time since joining MLS in 2020.

Lionel Messi scored his second career MLS hat trick nearly a year after his first in Inter Miami’s 5-2 win over Nashville SC on Saturday night. The last time Messi scored a hat trick was Oct. 19, 2024, in Inter Miami’s 6-2 win over the New England ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi had two assists and helped start a play that led to another goal, as reigning World Cup champion Argentina beat Puerto Rico 6-0 in a relocated international friendly on Tuesday night. The match was originally ...